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CRITERION 6. FACULTY

A. Faculty Qualifications

Describe the qualifications of the faculty and how they are adequate to cover all the curricular areas of

the program and also meet any applicable program criteria. This description should include the

composition, size, credentials, and experience of the faculty. Complete Table 6-1. Include faculty

resumes in Appendix B.

Faculty members in the Information Science Department are qualified to teach and contribute to

the program. All members hold Ph.D. degree from respectable universities, and work full time.

All members have strong computing foundation that allows them to support and enhance the

program. Non-Kuwaiti faculty members are hired on contract basis (subject to renew every 2 or

4 years), and Kuwaiti faculty members are hired as tenured.

Table 6.1 contains details of the faculty members. The information regarding the faculty profiles

are provided in Appendix B

Table 6.1: Faculty Qualifications

Faculty Name Highest Degree Earned-

Field and Year Ran

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Kassem Saleh

PhD. in Electrical

Engineering (Computer

Science), 1991.

P TT FT 0 26 17 N.A M M L

Anton Cerny PhD. in Computer

Science,1985. P TT FT 0 39 27 N.A L L L

Helal Al-Hamadi PhD. in Electrical

Engineering,1988. ASC T FT 2 25 13 N.A L L L

Mostafa Abd-El-Barr PhD. in Computer

Engineering, 1986. P TT FT 3 35 3 IEEE M M M

Muhammad Sarfraz PhD. in Computer

Graphics, 1991. P TT FT 0 26 9 ACM/IEEE H H H

Sana S. BuHamra PhD. in Statistics, 1987. ASC T FT 0

19 (10 years

deanship

and

sabbatical

leave)

29 N.A L H L

Paul Manuel

PhD. in Parallel

algorithms in fixed

interconnection networks,

1996.

P TT FT 0 27 10

MS

Certified

Application

Developer

L M L

Jehad Al Dallal

PhD. in Computer Science

(Software Engineering),

2003.

P TT FT 0 13 12 N.A M M L

Kalim Qureshi

PhD. in Computer Science

and Systems Engineering,

2000.

ASC TT FT 8 16 12 N.A L L L

Naelah Al-Dabbous

PhD. in Electrical and

Electronic Engineering,

2002.

AST T FT 0 0 11 N.A L M L

Hanady M. Abdulsalam

PhD in Computing and

information Sciences,

Queens University, 2008.

AST T FT 0

12 (4 as TA

and 8 as

Assistant

Prof)

12 N.A L L L

Safaa Zamaan Ph.D. in Data Mining,

2009. AST T FT 3 13 8 N.A H H H

Loulwah AlSumait

PhD.in Computer

Engineering (Security),

2008.

AST T FT 0 8 17 Oracle

Portal 9g L L L

Dr Eiman T. Al

Shammari

PhD. in Computer

Science, 2010. AST T FT 0 8 5

Kuwait

Transparenc

y Society

L M L

Dr Bader Ali PhD. in Information

Technology, 2010. AST T FT 0 5 5 N.A L L L

Dr. Zainab Al Jazzaf PhD. in Computer

Science, 2011. AST T FT 5 5 5 IEEE L L L

Dr. Fatima Boujarwah PhD. in Web

Development, 2012. AST T FT 0 3.7 3.7 ACM M M M

Dr. Omar Al Ibrahim Ph.D. in Computer

Science, 2012. AST T FT 2 2 2

IEEE/OWA

SP M M M

Dr. Abdullah Al Mutairi PhD. in Cyber-security,

2012. AST T FT 1 4 4 N.A L M L

Dr. Aseel Al Monaeis Ph.D. In Computer

Engineering, 2013. AST T FT 3 4 3 ACM L L -

Dr. Ranya Al Awadhi PhD. in Computer

Science, 2013. AST T FT 4 3 10 IEEE L L L

Dr. Zainab Al Meraj PhD. in Computer AST T FT 3 2 3 ACM L L L

Science, 2013.

Dr. Dari Alhuwail Ph. D in Information

Systems, 2016 AST T FT 5 1 1

ACM/IEEE/

AMIA/IMI

A

M M M

1. Code: P = Professor ASC = Associate Professor AST = Assistant Professor I = Instructor A = Adjunct O = Other

2. Code: TT = Tenure Track T = Tenured NTT = Non Tenure Track

3. Full Time or Part Time at the institution

4. The level of activity, high, medium or low, should reflect an average over the year prior to the visit plus the two previous years.

Faculty Workload Complete Table 6-2, Faculty Workload Summary and describe this information in terms of workload expectations or requirements (for the year of

the Self Study).

The faculty members teaching load is typically two courses per semester. In addition to teaching load, a faculty member is expected to

have a committee assignment load. The work load for faculty members holding administrative position varies with their position. For

example, the Chairman of the Department teaches one course per semester and chairs three committees namely the Promotion,

Appointment, and Scholarships. The Dean neither teaches nor servers in any department committee.Table 6-2 shows summaryof the

faculty workload.

Table 6.2:Faculty Workload Summary

Faculty Member (name) PT or FT1

Classes Taught (Course No./Credit Hrs.) Term and Year2

Program Activity Distribution3 % of Time

Devotedto

the

Program5

Teaching Research or

Scholarship Other

4

Kassem Saleh FT - 0% 10% 90% [admin] 100%

Anton Cerny FT 15-16/Fall(CLS108/53,MSIT551/00), 15-16/Spring (CLS108/51,

CLS109/51) 50% 20% 30% [admin] 100%

Helal Al-Hamadi FT 15-16/Fall: On Sabbatical Leave

15-16/Spring: On Sabbatical Leave 0% 100% 0% 100%

Mostafa Abd-El-Barr FT 5-16/Fall (ISC363/3, ISC501/3), 15-16/Spring (ISC505/3, ISC532/3) 40% 20% 40% [admin]  100%

Muhammad Sarfraz FT 15-16/Fall(MSIT502/3), 15-16/Spring(ISC101/3) 10% 10% 80% [admin] 100%

Sana S. BuHamra FT 15-16/Fall(ISC115/51,CLS109/52), 15-16/Spring(ISC115/51) 60% 20% 20% [admin] 100%

Paul Manuel FT 15-16/Fall(ISC380/3,MSIT528/3),

15-16/Spring(ISC241/4, MSIT502/3) 40% 40% 20% [admin] 100%

Jehad Al Dallal FT 15-16/Fall(ISC480/3), 15-16/Spring(ISC480/3) 15% 5% 80% [admin] 100%

Kalim Qureshi FT 15-16/Fall (CLS130, MSIT 500), 15-16/Spring (ISC100, MSIT522) 30% 30%

40%

[Departmental

committees

work]

100%

Naelah Al-Dabbous FT 15-16/Fall(ISC495/3, ISC350/3), 15-16/Spring(ISC499/3, ISC210/3) 60% 15% 25% 100%

Hanady M. Abdulsalam FT 15-16/Fall(ISC100/3,ISC499/3), 15-16/Spring(ISC321/3,

MSIT527/3) 60% 25%

15%

[Committees

work]

100%

Safaa Zamaan FT 15-16/Fall (ISC 101/3hours, ISC 210/3 hours), 15-16/Spring (ISC

363/3 hours, ETM 450/3 hours) 60% 20%

20%

[committee

duties]

100%

Loulwah AlSumait FT 15-16/Fall(ISC241/3,ISC331/3), 15-16/Spring(ISC105/3, ISC521/3) 80% 5% 15% [admin] 100%

Dr Eiman T. Al Shammari FT 15-16/Fall(ETM450/3,ISC505/3),15-16/Spring(ISC350/3, ISC499/3) 50% 50% 0% 100%

Dr Bader Ali FT 15-16/Fall(ISC240/4,ISC495/3), 15-16/Spring(ISC340/4, ISC495/3) 35% 5%

60% [admin

(Directing

college's office

of automation

& information,

departmental

committee

work, student

advising)]

100%

Dr. Zainab Al Jazzaf FT 15-16/Fall(ISC340/4, MSIT524/3) 70% 20%

10% [admin] ,

Maternity

leave [Spring

16]

100%

Dr. Fatima Boujarwah FT 15-16/Fall: On Sabbatical Leave

15-16/Spring: On Sabbatical Leave - -

Sabbatical

Leave 80%,

Advising

Masters

Students 20%

100%

Dr. Omar Al Ibrahim FT 15-16/Fall(ISC353/CLS107/3), 15-16/Spring(ISC495/3, ISC107/3) 50% 40% 10% [admin] 100%

Dr. Abdullah Al Mutairi FT 15-16/Fall(ISC321/3,ISC440/3), 15-16/Spring(ISC100/3, ISC440/3) 60% 20% 20% [admin] 100%

Dr. Aseel Al Monaeis FT 15-16/Fall(ISC357/3,CLS130/3), 15-16/Spring(ISC357/3,CLS130/3) 95% 5% - 100%

Dr. Ranya Al Awadhi FT 15-16 (Fall: ISC240/3, ISC353/3). 15-16 (Spring: ISC240/3,

ISC353/3) 90% 5% 5% 100%

Dr. Zainab Al Meraj FT 15-16/Fall(ISC499/3,ISC105/3), 15-16/Spring(ISC331/3, CLS107/3) 75% 5% 20% [admin] 100%

Dr. Dari Alhuwail FT 16-17/Fall(CLS130/3, ISC101/3), 16-17/Spring (ISC380/3,

ETM450/3) 80% 10%

10%

[committee

work]

100%

1. FT = Full Time Faculty or PT = Part Time Faculty, at the institution

2. For the academic year for which the Self-Study Report is being prepared.

3. Program activity distribution should be in percent of effort in the program and should total 100%.

4. Indicate sabbatical leave, etc., under "Other."

5. Out of the total time employed at the institution.

B. Faculty Size

Discuss how the faculty serving in the program are of sufficient number to maintain continuity, stability, oversight, student interaction, and

advising for the program.

The Department of Information Science has twenty three full-time faculty members. All required courses and at least one optional

course are offered each regular semester. Full-time faculty members have the responsibility for the consistency and quality of major

courses. All courses are taught by full-time faculty members.

The Department of Information Science has nine teaching assistants who help the faculty member for homework, assignments, lab

sessions, tutorial sessions and similar activities. Each Teaching Assistant in ISC department has BS and MS degrees in the field of

computing.

Summer teaching is optional for the Information Science Faculty. Those who opt for teaching in the summer are entitled to teach one

course or two curses. There is additional compensation for teaching summer courses.

The following guidelines are applied by the course schedule committee to assign courses to instructors for regular (Fall and Spring)

semesters.

1. The instructor who taught a course for one time (after discontinuation of at least two semesters) and willing to teach it for the

second time has the highest priority to teach the course.

2. The instructor who taught a course for two successive times has the lowest priority to teach the course.

3. A course included in a teaching priority list of an instructor is assigned to the instructor if no other instructors are requesting

that course in their teaching priority lists.

All multi-section courses in the Department of Information Science have a course coordinator. The coordinator oversees the

development and maintenance of learning objectives, learning outcomes, and course syllabi. The coordinator works with all assigned

instructors in the development of assignments, exams and grading criteria.

Course coordinators for academic years of 2015/2016 and 2016/2017are listed in the table 6.3:

Table 6.3: Table for course coordinators

Sl.

No Faculty Name Coordinated Course

Semester

(2015-2016)

1. Safaa Zamaan

Zainab Al Meraj

ISC101 Introduction to Information System Fall 2015/2016

Fall 2016/2017

2. Zainab Al Meraj CFW107 College Algebra Spring 2015/2016

3. Hanady M. Abdulsalam

Naelah Al-Dabbous

Fatima Boujarwah

ISC 499 Capstone Project

Fall 2015/2016

Spring 2015/2016

Fall 2016/2017

4. Ranya Al Awadhi

Abdullah Al Mutairi

Hanady M. Abdulsalam

ISC100 Fundamentals of Personal Computers

Fall 2015/2016

Spring 2015/2016

Fall 2016/2017

5. Naelah Al-Dabbous

Bader Ali ISC 495 Internship

Fall 2015/2016

Spring 2015/2016

The role of faculty members in the advising system is thoroughly explained in Section 2 (Criterion 1: Students).

C. Professional Development

Provide detailed descriptions of professional development activities for each faculty member.

Faculty members are encouraged to participate in short term training courses organized by Kuwait University for faculty members to

improve their instructional and educational capabilities. Moreover, professional development is supported by regular departmental

seminars, given by faculty members, and distinguished professionals from world leading research and educational institutions and by

organizing professional conferences with generous financial support from Kuwait University, Kuwait Foundation for Advancement of

Science (KF AS) and other external sponsoring institutions.

Sabbatical and Academic Leave:

The Department of Administrative Development and Teaching, Kuwait University organizes regularly short training courses on

“Administrative Excellence” for the administrative staff. In the same way, the department organizes short course on “Academic

Teaching Excellence” for faculty members to improve their instructional and educational capabilities. Our faculty members participate

in attending these courses to improve their skills. Professional development is supported by regular departmental seminars, given by

faculty members as well as distinguished professionals from world leading research and educational institutions. Moreover, organizing

professional conferences with generous financial support from Kuwait University, Kuwait Foundation for Advancement of Science

(KFAS) and other external sponsoring institutions enhance professional development for faculty members. All seminars administered

by the department can be found on the department website.

One of the significant components of professional development in Kuwait University is academic and sabbatical leave. Academic

Leave is for young national faculty members. Sabbatical Leave is for both national and international faculty members who are either

Associate Professor or full Professor. A faculty member is eligible to avail this leave again after 6 years. Faculty members are given

sabbatical leave with full salary. During the period of the sabbatical leave, the faculty members are allowed to stay either in the host

university or Kuwait University. Kuwait University encourages its faculty to take academic leaves to be spent outside Kuwait in order

to foster research and to help the faculty in their promotion. For example, during the academic year 2014/2015 one faculty members

from the department was on Academic leave, in the academic year 2015/2016 one faculty went on Sabbatical, and another went on

Academic leave, and in 2016/2017 two faculty members are in Academic leave.

National faculty member who held an administrative role (chairman, vice dean, and dean) is eligible to administrative leave. Here is

the list of Sabbatical leaves during last 5 years.

Table 6.4: List of Sabbatical leaves during last 5 years

FACULTY NAME TYPE OF LEAVE PERIOD

Dr. Abdullah Al

Mutairi Academic leave 2016-2017

Dr. Omar Al Ibrahim Academic Leave 2016-2017

Dr. Helal Al Hamadi Sabbatical Leave 2015-2016

Dr. Fatima Boujarwah Academic Leave 2015-2016

Dr. Safaa Zaman Academic Leave 2013-2014

Dr. Zainab Al Jazzaf Academic Leave 2013-2014

Dr. Omar Al Ibrahim Leave without pay 2013-2014

Dr. Eiman Al

Shammari Academic Leave 2014-2015

Dr. Helal Al Hammadi Administrative

leave

One Semester

2012-2013

Dr. Hanady

Abdulsalam Academic Leave 2012-2013

Dr. Sana BuHamara Sabbatical Leave 2008-2011

Dr. Naelah Al Dabbous Academic Leave 2011-2012

Through the Office of Vice President for Research, Kuwait University faculty members can apply for research grants

internal/external (with KFAS). The department has few research grants, some of them have terminated while others are still

ongoing

Academic Mission:

Kuwait University supports faculty members to participate in the international conferences in the academic mission. The faculty

members are given financial support in addition to leave with salary. The academic mission is sponsored by Kuwait University,

Kuwait Foundation for the advancement of Sciences (KFAS), and Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR). Here is the list

of academic missions by faculty members during the last 5 years:

Table 6.5: Academic missions by faculty members during the last 5 years

Name of the faculty

member

Date Name of the conference Place of the conference

Prof. Jehad Al Dallal 2016 7th European Conference of Computer Science Rome, Italy

Prof. Jehad Al Dallal 2016 International Conference on Software Engineering

and Computer Science

Istanbul, Turkey

Prof. Jehad Al Dallal 2016 International Conference on Computer and

Information Engineering

Istanbul, Turkey

Dr. Hanady Abdulsalam 2016 The 11th International Conference on Future

Networks and Communications (FNC)

Montreal, Canada

Dr. Zainab AlMeraj 2016 30th ACM User Interface Software and

Technology Symposium

Tokyo, Japan

Paul Manuel 2016 Australasian Conference on Combinatorial

Mathematics and Combinatorial Computing

(40ACCMCC2017)

University of Newcastle,

Australia

Paul Manuel 2016 ICMCE 2016 VIT, Chennai, India

Paul Manuel 2016 Distance in Graph 2016 Ubud, Bali, Indonesia

Prof. Jehad Al Dallal 2015 ACM International Conference on Engineering &

MIS

Istanbul, Turkey

Dr. Zainab AL Jazzaf 2015 QoSBF: QoS Bootstrapping Framework, Science and

Information Conference

London, UK

Dr. Safaa Zaman 2015 Human Factor Dynamics in Cyber Security, 2nd

KIACS Cyber Security Conference

Kuwait

Prof. Paul Manuel 2015 On the Metric Dimension of Tetrahedral Diamond,

ICCSE-2015 - First Meeting of the International

Conference on Computing Sciences and Engineering

Kuwait

Dr. Fatima Boujarwah 2015 Impact of IT on the performance of ESL Students: A

Case Study of Girls’ Primary Schools in Kuwait.

International Conference on Computing Sciences and

Engineering 2015

Kuwait

Dr. Zainab AL Jazzaf 5, 2015 TQoSM: Total Quality of Service Model, IEOM 5th

International conference on Industrial Engineering

and Operations management

Dubai, UAE

Dr. Kalim Qureshi 2014 An Efficient Strategy for Cloud Resource Marketing,

Eleventh The IIER International Conference on

Computing

Singapore

Prof. Paul Manuel 2015 Conference on Algorithms and Discrete Applied

Mathematics (CALDAM 2015)

IIT Kanpur, India

Prof. Jehad Al Dallal 2015 17th International Conference on Software

Engineering and Computer Science

Istanbul, Turkey

Dr. EimanShammari 2015 Towards Search Engine Optimization: Feedback

Collation, International Conference on Soft

Computing and Software Engineering

California, USA

Prof. Muhammad

Sarfraz

2014 Visualization of Scientific Data , International

Conference on Frontiers of Information Technology

(FIT 2014),

Islamabad, Pakistan.

Dr. Helal Al Hamamdi 2014 Parameters Identification of Photovoltaic Module

Using Nonlinear Mathematical Programming, 2014

3rd International Conference on Frontier of Energy

and Environment Engineering ICFEEE 2014

Taiwan

Prof. Jehad Al Dallal 2014 INSODE2014 Rome, Italy

Prof. Jehad Al Dallal 2014 International Conference on Computer and

Information Engineering ICCIE 2014

Istanbul, Turkey

Prof. Jehad Al Dallal 2014 Theoretical exploration for the impact of accounting

for special methods in connectivity-based cohesion

measurement, XII International Conference on

Communication, Information and Computing

Technology (ICCICT 2014)

Istanbul, Turkey

Dr. Hanady Abdulsalam 2014 Deploying a LEACH Data Aggregation Technique

for Air Quality Monitoring in Wireless Sensor

Network, in Proc. of the2nd International Workshop on

Communications and Sensor Networks (ComSense-2014)

Niagara Falls, Canada

Prof. MostafaAbd-El

Barr

2014 Binary versus Multi-valued Logic Realization of the

AES SBox, Accepted, the 14th International

Conference on Security & management (SAM ' 14),

Las Vegas, Nevada,

USA

to be held July 21-24 2014

Dr. Naelah Al Dabbous 2014 Towards a code of ethics for eServices Professionals,

e-Society 2014

Nagoya University,

Japan

Prof. MostafaAbd-El

Barr

2014 The 2014 3rd

International Conference on Security

Science and Technology (ICSST 2014),

Manila, Philippines

Dr. Kalim Qureshi 2014 IISRO International Conference on Emerging Trends

in Computer Science & IT

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Prof. Muhammad

Sarfraz

2013 The 3rd International Conference on Computer and

Management (CAMAN 2013),

Wuhan, China

Prof. Anton Cerny 2014 LATA 2014 Madrid, Spain

Dr. Sana BuHamra 2014 The 2014 American Statistical Conference

onStatistical Practice

Tampa, FL, USA

Prof. Muhammad

Sarfraz

2014 The 5th International Conference on Computer

Science and Software Engineering (CSSE 2014)

Shenzhen, China

Prof. MostafaAbd-El

Barr

2014 The 2nd

International Conference on Communication

and Electronic Information (ICCEI 2014)

Melbourne, Australia

Prof. Muhammad

Sarfraz

2013 Designing Objects by Detecting Geometrical

Features, International Conference on Frontiers of

Information Technology (FIT 2013)

Islamabad, Pakistan

Prof. Muhammad

Sarfraz

2013 International Conference on Frontiers of Information

Technology (FIT 2013),

Islamabad, Pakistan

Dr. Kalim Qureshi 2013 International Conference of Fortier of Information

Technologies, Supported by IEEE & ACM

Prof. Paul Manuel 2013 UNESCO-HP Brain Gain Initiative Meeting Paris, France

Prof. Muhammad

Sarfraz

2013 The IEEE 6th International Conference on

Information Technology, (ICIT 2013)

Zaytoonah University,

Jordan

Prof. Muhammad

Sarfraz

2013 3rd International Symposium on Automatic Amazigh

Processing (SITACAM 2013)

Sultan MoulaySlimane

University, BéniMellal,

Morocco

Prof. Muhammad

Sarfraz

2013 The 13th WSEAS International Conference on

Applied Computer Science (ACS 2013)

Iwate Prefectural

University, Morioka

City, Iwate, Japan

Prof. Muhammad

Sarfraz

2013 The International Conference on Image Processing

(CIP 2013)

Sanya, Hainan Island,

China

Prof. Jehad Al Dallal 2013 IEEE 10th International Conference on Electronics

Computer and Computation ICECCO 2013"

Ankara, Turkey

Prof. Jehad Al Dallal 2013 2nd

International Conference on Information

Technology And Computer Networks (ITCN '13)

Antalya, Turkey

Dr. Helal Al Hamadi 2013 Photovoltiac cell parameter Identification using

nonlinear mathematical programming, 2013

International Conference on Solar Energy Materials

and Energy Engineering

Hong Kong

Dr. Kalim Qureshi 2013 Empirical Evaluation of Double Auction Based

Pricing Strategies for Grid Computing Environment,

IISRO International Conference on Emerging Trends

in Computer Science & IT

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Dr. Sana BuHamra 2013 The Level of Particulate Matter (PM2.5) in Different

Indoor Venues in Kuwait. The 25th Annual

International Conference on Statistical Modeling in

Human and Social Sciences

Cairo, Egypt

Prof. MostafaAbd-El

Barr

2013 Iterative Techniques in Synthesis of MVL Functions

– A Review and Comparison, Accepted, 8th

International Conference on Information processing,

Management, and Intelligent Information

Technology, (CDES-2013)

LesVages, Nevada, USA

Prof. MostafaAbd-El

Barr

2013 Evolutionary Techniques in Synthesis of Beyond-

Binary Logic – A Review and Comparison,

Accepted, 8th International Conference on

Information processing, Management, and Intelligent

Information Technology, (ICIPT2013)

Seoul, Korea

Dr. Zainab Al Jazzaf 2013 A Review on Quality of Online Services, ICSECS –

2013: the 3rd International Conference on Software

Engineering & Computer Systems

Pahang, Malaysia

Dr. Fatima Boujarwah 2012 International Conference on Technology for Helping

People with Special Needs

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Eiman Al-Shammari Public warning systems for forecasting ambient

ozone pollution

Kuwait

Dr. Eiman Al-Shammari Learner-Initiated On-Demand Online Learning

(LOOL) The 2nd Annual International Conference on

Education & e-Learning

Bali, Indonesia

Dr. Fatima Boujarwah 2012 Towards Inhome Collection of Behavior Specimens -

Within the Cultural Context of Autism in Pakistan.

Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on

Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare

San Diego, CA, USA

Dr. Fatima Boujarwah 2012 Towards A Tool to Support the Authoring of Social

Skills Instructional Modules. Presented at the

International Meeting for Autism Research

Toronto, Canada

Dr. Fatima Boujarwah 2012 Socially Computed Scripts to Support Social Problem

Solving Skills Proceedings of the International ACM

SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing

Systems 2012 (CHI '12)

Austin, Texas, USA

Prof. Jehad Al Dallal 2012 UPSS: a tool for synthesizing UML concurrent

communication protocol entities, 12th WSEAS

International Conference on Applied Informatics And

Communications (AIC'12)

Istanbul, Turkey

Prof. Jehad Al Dallal 2012 Analyzing the impact of including special methods in

similarity-based cohesion measurement theoretically,

2nd World Conference on Innovation and Software

Development (Elsevier)

Izmir, Turkey

Dr. Kalim Qureshi 2012 Challenges of Scheduling, Fault Tolerance, Security

for Grid Computing Environment”, International

Conference of Fortier of Information Technologies,

Supported by IEEE & ACM

Prof. Paul Manuel 2012 Cloud computing for supply-driven enterprises”,

International Workshop on Discrete Mathematics

2012 (IWODM2012)

Chennai, India

Prof. Paul Manuel

Dr. Helal Al Hamadi

2012 Community Cloud for Supply Chain Optimization”,

International Conference on Mathematics in

Chennai, India

Dr. Kalim Qureshi Engineering and Business Management – 2012

(ICMEB 2012)

Prof. Paul Manuel

2012 “Wiener index and Nanotechnology” 2nd

WORKSHOP ON UNESCO-HP “BRAIN GAIN

INITIATIVE”

Newcastle Australia

Dr. HanadyAbdulsalam 2011 L. Data Aggregation for Evolving Wireless Sensor

Networks Using W-LEACH, in Proc. of the Second

Kuwait Conference on e-Services and e-Systems

(KCESS)

Kuwait

Dr. HanadyAbdulsalam 2011 SECaaS: Security as a Service for Cloud-based

Applications, in Proc. of the Second Kuwait

Conference on e-Services and e-Systems (KCESS)

Kuwait

Prof. Paul Manuel 2011 A. Structural Properties of Silicate Networks, 2011

International Conference on Parallel and Distributed

Processing Techniques and Applications (PDPTA'11)

USA

Dr. Kalim Qureshi 2011 An Adaptive Mixed Approach of Load Balancing For

Heterogeneous Cluster of Workstations, International

Conference on Parallel Distributed Techniques and

Applications

Las Vegas, USA

Dr. Kalim Qureshi 2011 Adaptive Load Balancing Strategy for Data Parallel

Applications, Second Kuwait Conference on e-

Services and e-Systems

Kuwait

Prof. Kassem Saleh 2011 Understanding Total System Assurance: the Case of

Mobile Agent-based Wireless Sensor Network

Systems, 3rd Intern. Conference on Wireless

Information Networks and Business Information

Systems (WINBIS 2011)

Nepal

Prof. Jehad Al Dallal 2011 Improving object-oriented lack-of-cohesion metric by

excluding special methods, 10th WSEAS

International Conference on Software Engineering,

Parallel and Distributed Systems (SEPADS 2011)

Cambridge, UK

Dr. Helal Al Hamadi 2011 Fuzzy logic Voltage Flicker Estimation Using Hilbert

Transform, International Conference on Computers,

Hong Kong

Communications, Control and Automation

(CCCA2011)

Prof. Paul Manuel 2011 Locating Dominating set and Liar Dominating Set,

ICMCS 2011

Chennai, India

Workshops and Training Courses:

In addition to international conferences, faculty members are encouraged to attend workshops and training courses which are

related to teaching. Here is the list of Workshops (teaching and learning methodology) attended by faculty members during the last

5 years:

Table 6.6: List of Workshops (teaching and learning methodology) attended by faculty members during the last 5 years

Name of the faculty

member

Date Name of the workshop Place of the workshop

Prof. Muhammad

Sarfraz

May 6, 2015 The Computing Professional Skills Assessment:

An Innovative Method for Teaching and Assessing

the ABET Computing Professional Skills to

Ensure Graduate Employability

Kuwait University, Kuwait

Dr. Sana BuHamra Feb 22, 2014 Statistical Analysis and Data Visualization Using

StatGraphics.

Tampa. FI., USA

Prof. Paul Manuel October 6-8,

2013

Shaping the future of maths and science

foundation, 6th

inGenious workshop in

collaboration with the EPCA

Berlin, Germany

Prof. Paul Manuel September

2013

Teachers’ Workshop, 47th

Annual Meeting of the

European Petrochemical Association (EPCA),

Annual, Meeting 2013

Berlin, Germany

Promotion:

Kuwait University has a well-defined career development scheme in the form of promotion. A faculty member can achieve his

next promotion in 5 years from the previous promotion. The promotion is based on the contribution of the applicant in research,

teaching and administration and community services. Here is the list of promotions in the department of information science

during last 5 years:

Table 6.7: List of promotions in the department of information science during last 5 years

Name of the faculty member Year of Promotion Rank of Promotion

Paul Manuel 2011 Professor

Kalim Qureshi 2012 Associate Professor

Jehad Al Dallal 2014 Professor

Anton Cerny 2016 Professor

Funded Projects:

Kuwait University promotes professional development of faculty members through funded projects. The university encourages faculty

members to carry out research projects in the field of education and teaching methodologies in addition tohis area of research interests.

The research is funded by Kuwait University, Kuwait Foundation for the advancement of Sciences (KFAS), and Kuwait Institute for

Scientific Research (KISR). Here is the list of Research Grants sponsored by KU, KISR and KFAS:

2017

1. Empirically Exploring the Impact of Fault Data Completeness over Time on Predicting Class Fault-Proneness, QI02/15, PI: Prof.

Jehad Al Dallal, 2016-2017.

2. Prediction of Proteins using Machine Learning Approaches, QI 03/14, Kuwait University, PI: Prof. M. Sarfraz, Co-I: Fawaz Al-

Anzi, 2015-2017

3. Using Value Methodology for Deployment of Scrap Tires to Fight Desertification in Kuwait and Ration Water, KFAS, Co-I: Prof.

Muhammad Sarfraz, Fawaz Al-Anzi, Abdirashid Elmi, Abdul Rehman Khan, 2017

2016

1. Empirically Exploring the Impact of Fault Data Completeness over Time on Predicting Class Fault-Proneness, QI02/15, PI: Prof.

Jehad Al Dallal, 2016-2017.

2. A Novel Measure for Predicting Move Method Refactoring Opportunities in Object-Oriented Code, QI01/15, Kuwait University,

PI: Prof. Jehad Al Dallal, 2015-2016

3. The Impact of Computer Aided Education on Dyslexic Students- A Kuwait case study, Kuwait University, PI: Dr. Eiman Al-

Shammari, 2016

4. Prediction of Proteins using Machine Learning Approaches, QI 03/14, Kuwait University, PI: M. Sarfraz, Co-I: Fawaz Al-Anzi,

2015-2017

5. Using Value Methodology for Deployment of Scrap Tires to Fight Desertification in Kuwait and Ration Water, Kuwait University,

Team members: Prof. Fawaz Al-Anzi (CE, KU), Prof. M. Sarfraz (ISC, KU), Dr. Abdirashid Elmi (ETM, KU), Dr. Abdul Rehman

Khan (KISR), Co-I: Prof. Muhammad Sarfraz, 2014-2016

6. Paper currency recognition system, QI 01/13, Kuwait University, Team Members: A. B. Sargano, N. Haq,PI: Prof. Muhammad

Sarfraz, 2013-2016

7. License Plate recognition system, Kuwait University, PI: Prof. Muhammad Sarfraz, Co-I: Prof. Fawaz Al-Anzi (CE, KU), 2013-

2016

8. Geodetic problems with application in social networks, QI 01/16, Kuwait University, PI: Prof Paul Manuel, Co-I: Prof. Sandi

Klavzar, 2016-17.

2015

1. Prediction of Proteins using Machine Learning Approaches, QI 03/14, Kuwait University, PI: M. Sarfraz, Team Leader: Fawaz Al-

Anzi, 2015-2017

2. Assessment of the Levels of Particulate Matter (pM2.5) Concentrations in Several IndoorPublic Venues in Kuwait, RQ021/13,

Kuwait University , PI: Dr. Sana BuHamra, 2014-2015


Team members: Prof. Fawaz Al-Anzi (CE, KU), Prof. M. Sarfraz (ISC, KU), Dr. Abdirashid Elmi (ETM, KU), Dr. Abdul Rehman

Khan (KISR), Co-I: Prof. Muhammad Sarfraz,, 2014-2016



5. Bootstrapping Quality of Online Services, QI04/13, Kuwait University, PI:Dr. Zainab Al Jazzaf, 2014-2015

6. Paper currency recognition system, QI 01/13, Kuwait University, PI: Prof. Muhammad Sarfraz, Team members: A. B. Sargano, N.

Haq,2013-2016


2016

2014

1. Assessment of the Levels of Particulate Matter (pM2.5) Concentrations in Several Indoor Public Venues in Kuwait, RQ021/13,

Kuwait University, PI: Dr. Sana BuHamra, 2014-2015

2. Towards effective tools to enable Arabic speaking early-stage Alzheimer/dementia patients stay on track with daily life through

ubiquitous technology, ZQ03/14, Kuwait University, PI: Dr. Zainab Al Meraj, 2014


Co-I: Prof. Muhammad Sarfraz, Team member: Prof. Fawaz Al-Anzi (CE, KU), Prof. M. Sarfraz (ISC, KU), Dr. Abdirashid Elmi

(ETM, KU), Dr. Abdul Rehman Khan (KISR), 2014-2016



5. Assessment of Academic Programs in the Field of Computing Sciences on the Current and Future Needs of Labor Market,

RW01/12, Research Priority Project, PI: Dr. Eiman Al Shammari, Co-I: Prof. Mostafa Abd-El-Barr, 2013-2014

6. Building Secure Digital Wallets for Bitcoins, PI: Omar Al Ibrahim, 2014

7. Bootstrapping Quality of Online Services, QI04/13, Kuwait University, PI: Dr. Zainab Al Jazzaf, 2014-2015

8. Towards an authoring tool to help special needs in Kuwait, create computer-based Arabic Social Stories for their students,

ZW05/13, Kuwait University, PI: Dr. Fatima Boujarwah, 2013-2014

9. Topological and physicochemical descriptors of Nano Structures, KFAS, Kuwait, PI: Prof. Paul Manuel, Team Member: Dr

Thalaya Al-Fozan, 2013-2014

10. Paper currency recognition system, QI 01/13, Kuwait University, PI: Prof. Muhammad Sarfraz, Co-I: A. B. Sargano, N. Haq,

2013-2016

11. Empirical Evidence on the Link between Object-Oriented Internal Quality Measures and Refactoring Activities, QI02/14, Kuwait

University, PI: Prof. Jehad Al Dallal, 2013-2014


2016

13. Design and Analysis of Novel Arithmetic Structures/Algorithms for Cryptographic Applications-I, WI 04/10, Kuwait University,

PI: Prof. Mostafa Abd-El Barr, Co-I: Dr. Hanady Abdulsalam, 2012-2014

2013

1. Topological and physicochemical descriptors of Nano Structures, KFAS, Kuwait, PI: Prof. Paul Manuel, Team member: Dr

Thalaya Al-Fozan, 2013-2014

2. Paper currency recognition system, QI 01/13, Kuwait University, PI: Prof. Muhammad Sarfraz, Team: M. Sarfraz, A. B. Sargano,

N. Haq, 2013-2016

3. Renewable Energy Photovoltaic cell Parameters identification, WI01/13, Kuwait University, PI:Helal M. Al-Hamadi, 2013

4. Towards an Authoring Tool to Help Special Needs Teachers in Kuwait Create Computer-based Arabic Social Stories for their

Students, ZW05/13, PI: Dr. Fatima Boujarwah, 2013-2014

5. A framework for proposing and assessing object-oriented code refactoring techniques, QI03/13, Kuwait University, PI: Prof. Jehad

Al Dallal, 2013-2014

6. Empirical Evidence on the Link between Object-Oriented Internal Quality Measures and Refactoring Activities, QI02/14, Kuwait

University, PI: Prof. Jehad Al Dallal, 2013-2014

7. License Plate recognition system, Kuwait University, PI: Prof. Muhammad Sarfraz, Team: Prof. M. Sarfraz (ISC, KU), Prof.

Fawaz Al-Anzi (CE, KU), 2013-2016

8. Assessment of Academic Programs in the Field of Computing Sciences on the Current and Future Needs of Labor Market, Kuwait

University, PI: Dr. Eiman Al Shammari, Co-I: Prof. Mostafa Abd-El Barr, 2013-2014

9. Mining Featured Data from the Generic Shapes, WI05/12, Kuwait University, Co-I: Prof. Jehad Al Dallal, 2012-2013

10. Weighted-Based Object-Oriented Class Cohesion Metrics, WI01/12, Kuwait University, PI: Prof. Jehad Al Dallal, 2012-2013

11. Constructing Models for Predicting Move Method Refactoring Opportunities Using Object-Oriented Quality Measure, WI02/13,

Kuwait University, PI: Prof. Jehad Al Dallal, 2012-2013

12. A practical approach of trust management system for cloud environment, WI07/11, Kuwait University, PI: Prof. Paul Manuel,

2012-2013

13. Mining Featured Data from the Generic Shapes, WI05/12, Kuwait University, PI: Prof. Muhammad Sarfraz, Team: Prof. M.

Sarfraz and Prof. Jehad AlDallal (ISC), 2012-2013

14. Subword spectra and the Prouhet-Tarry-Escott problem, WI 06/11, Kuwait University, PI: Prof. Anton Cerny, 2012-2013



16. Recognition and Verification System for Paper Currency, 16-22/CRGP/ CIIT/ABT/II, COMSATS Institute of Information

Technology (CIIT), Pakistan, Co-I: Prof. Muhammad Sarfraz, 2011-2013

17. Object Recognition using Moment Descriptors and Genetic Algorithm, 3/32, AlJouf University, Saudi Arabia, PI: Prof.

Muhammad Sarfraz, 2011-2013

2012

1. Mining Featured Data from the Generic Shapes, WI05/12, Kuwait University, Co-I: Prof. Jehad Al Dallal, 2012-2013

2. Weighted-Based Object-Oriented Class Cohesion Metrics, WI01/12, Kuwait University, PI: Prof. Jehad Al Dallal, 2012-2013

3. Constructing Models for Predicting Move Method Refactoring Opportunities Using Object-Oriented Quality Measures, WI02/13,

Kuwait University, PI: Prof. Jehad Al Dallal, 2012-2013

4. A practical approach of trust management system for cloud environment, WI07/11, Kuwait University, PI: Prof. Paul Manuel,

2012-2013

5. Mining Featured Data from the Generic Shapes, WI05/12, Kuwait University, PI: Prof. Muhammad Sarfraz, Co-I: Prof. Jehad

AlDallal (ISC), 2012-2013

6. Subword spectra and the Prouhet-Tarry-Escott problem, WI 06/1, Kuwait University, PI: Prof. Anton Cerny, 2012-2013

7. Facilitating the Authoring of Social Problem Solving Skills Instructional Modules, PI: Dr. Fatima Boujarah, 2012

8. Fighting Bullying via Interactive Digitial Storytelling- A Kuwaiti Case Study, PI: Dr. Eiman Al-Shammari, Co-I: Dr. Fatima

Boujarah, 2012

9. Online Digital Identity, RIG project, Kuwait University, PI: Dr. Bader Ali, 2012

10. Data Aggregation Technique for Air Pollution Application of Wireless Sensor Networks, WI04/12, Kuwait University,

Contributor: Dr. Bader Ali, 2012



12. Data Aggregation Technique for Air Pollution Application of Wireless Sensor Networks, WI04/12, PI: Hanady Abdulsalam, 2012

13. Impact of accounting for special methods and method invocations when using cohesion metrics for object-oriented class

reusability indication, WI03/11, Kuwait University, PI: Prof. Jehad Al Dallal, 2011-2012

14. Computational aspects of topological indices of molecular graphs, WI05/1, Kuwait University, PI: Prof. Paul Manuel, 2011-2012


Technology (CIIT), Pakistan, Co-I: Prof. Muhammad Sarfraz, 2011-2013

16. Object Recognition using Moment Descriptors and Genetic Algorithm, 3/32, Al Jouf University, Saudi Arabia, PI: Prof.

Muhammad Sarfraz, 2011-2013

17. A Soft Computing Approach for Outlines Capture of Planar Images, WI 05/10, Kuwait University, PI: Prof. Muhammad Sarfraz,

2011-2012

2011

1. Impact of accounting for special methods and method invocations when using cohesion metrics for object-oriented class

reusability indication, WI03/11, Kuwait University, PI: Prof. Jehad Al Dallal, 2011-2012

2. Computational aspects of topological indices of molecular graphs, WI05/11, Kuwait University, PI: Prof. Paul Manuel, 2011-2012


Technology (CIIT), Pakistan, Co-I:Prof. Muhammad Sarfraz, 2011-2013

4. Object Recognition using Moment Descriptors and Genetic Algorithm 3/32, AlJouf University, Saudi Arabia, PI: Prof.

Muhammad Sarfraz, 2011-2013 5. A Soft Computing Approach for Outlines Capture of Planar Images, WI 05/10, Kuwait University, PI:Prof. Muhammad Sarfraz,

2011-2012

2010

1. Efficient Data Aggregation Technique for Wireless Sensor Networks, Kuwait University, Co-I: Dr. Hanady Abdulsalam, 2010

2. Generalization of Parikh matrix mapping in formal languages theory, E0 05/10, Kuwait University, PI: Prof. Anton Cerny, Co-I:

Hamed Alazemi, 2010

3. A New Heuristic for Vectorizing Outlines of Generic Shapes by Spline, KU project, Kuwait University, PI: Prof. Muhammad

Sarfraz, 2010

4. Cluster-based Routing Protocol for Mobile Sensor Networks, WI 08/09, Kuwait University, PI: Dr. Nidal Nasser Co-I: Prof.

Kassem Saleh and Anwar AL-Yatama, 2010

5. Code-Based Cohesion Metric for Object-Oriented Classes, WI04/07, Kuwait University, PI: Prof. Jehad Al Dallal, 2010

6. Computational Chemical Graphs in Bioinformatics, KFAS project, PI: Ahmed Al-Kandari, Co-I: Prof. Paul Manuel, 2010

7. Connectivity-Based Object-Oriented Class Cohesion Metric, WI04/08, Kuwait University, PI: Prof. Jehad Al Dallal, 2010

8. Data Aggregation for Wireless Sensor Networks , Kuwait University, PI: Dr. Hanady Abdulsalam, 2010

9. Design of a Novel Multiple-Valued logic (MVL) Circuits Using Evolutionary Techniques-II, WI 02/07, Kuwait University, PI:

Prof. Mostafa Abd-El-Barr, 2010

10. Distance-Based Class-Cohesion Metric for Object-Oriented Design, WI03/07, Kuwait University, PI: Prof. Jehad Al Dallal, 2010

11. Impact of Inheritance on Class Cohesion Measurement, Kuwait University, PI: Prof. Jehad Al Dallal, 2010

12. Instantaneous Voltage Flicker Tracking Using Rule-Based Fuzzy Logic and Kalman Filter for Power Quality Analysis, Kuwait

University, PI: Dr. Helal AL-Hamadi, 2010

13. Nanotechnology-based interconnection networks, UNESCO-HP project, PI: Prof. Mohsen Guizani, Co-I: Prof. Paul Manuel

14. Outlines of Generic Shapes by Spline using a Heuristic, Kuwait University, PI: Prof. Muhammad Sarfraz, 2010

15. Security in Mobile agent-based Wireless Sensor Network Applications, WI 04/09, Kuwait University, PI: Prof. Kassem Saleh, Co-

I: Anwar AL-Yatama and Dr. Nidal Nasser, 2010

16. Trust Monitoring System for Grid Computing, WI 02/08, Kuwait University, PI: Prof. Paul Manuel, Co-I: Prof. Mostafa Abd-El

Barr, 2010

Seminars:

The Department of Information Science organizes regular seminars which provide opportunities for faculty members to share and

discuss their teaching and research areas with peers. Here is the list of seminars arranged by the department:

Table 6.8: List of seminars arranged by the department

Presenter of Seminar Rank of the Presenter Title of Seminar Date

Prof. Muhammad Sarfraz Professor A Quadratic Alternate to Cubic Splines for

Graphics Design

28th

December

2016

Dr. Zainab AlMeraj Assistant Professor An overview of 29th ACM User Interface Software

and Technology Symposium (UIST) 2016

30th

November

2016

Dr. Dari Al Huwail Assistant Professor Health Informatics: Applications and Opportunities

for Kuwait’s Healthcare System 26

th October 2016

Prof. Muhammad Sarfraz Professor Splines and Computer Graphics 27th

April, 2016

Bentolhoda Bahrani MSIT Graduate Student Enabling Patient Centered Health Care System 23rd

March 2016

Prof. Heikki Topi Professor ABET Accreditation of Computing Disciplines (with

emphasis on IS Program) 13th March 2016

Prof. Paul Manuel Professor Software Engineering and Programming Language 22nd

February 2016

Prof. Muhammad Sarfraz Professor An Intelligent System for Online Signature

Verification 2

nd December 2015

Prof. Hossam Hassanien Professor Utilizing Mobile Ubiquitous Resources (MUR) 8th November 2015

Prof. Jehad Al Dallal Professor Identifying Refactoring Opportunities in Object- 4th

November 2015

Oriented Code - A Systematic Literature Review

Prof. Paul Manuel Professor A Bridge Too Far 5th

October 2015

Prof. Muhammad Sarfraz Professor

The Computing Professional Skills Assessment: An

Innovative Method for Teaching and Assessing the

ABET Computing Professional Skills to Ensure

Graduate Employability (for College for Computing

Sciences & Engineering, Kuwait University)

6th May 2015

Prof. Muhammad Sarfraz Professor Paper Currency Recognition 23rd

April 2015

Dr. Najlaa Alfaraj Assistant Professor How to Study? (for students) 22nd

April 2015

Dr. Safaa Zaman Assistant Professor Security of Smart Devices (for students) 20th April 2015

Prof. Mostafa Abd-El-Barr Professor Design Alternatives for the AES Cryptosystem S-Box 15th April 2015

Dr. Sana Buhamra Associate Professor On Estimation of Proportion: An Application to

Prevalence of Social Networking Usage 25

th March 2015

Fahad Almodaian

Zaid Almuqbel (Diwaniya

Labs)

A realistic study about Kuwait market and the chances

of success for companies and software projects (for

students) 9

th March 2015

Prof. Paul Manuel Professor Euclid Philosophical Ideology of Model of Computation 18th February 2015

Dr. Kalim Qureshi Associate Professor Challenges of Job Packing in Distributed Systems 1st December 2014

Dr. Hossam Ragab

Hamad Alolayan

IBM Workforce Development Program (In collaboration

with Public Institution for Social Security (PIFSS)) (for

students)

25th

November

2014

Dr. Omar Al-Ibrahim Assistant Professor Bitcoin the era of digital currency 5th November 2014

Mohamed El-Attar MSIT Graduate Student The New Look of Software Modeling 1st October 2014

Dr. Ranya Al Awadhi Assistant Professor CryptoSystem with Embedded Error Control 2nd

December 2013

Dr. Aseel Al Monaeis Assistant Professor A Framework For Migrating Web Applications To

Web Services 30

th October 2013

Prof. Paul Manuel Professor Network Distance and Wiener Index 2nd

October 2013

Prof. Anton Cerny Professor Solutions to the multi-dimensional equal powers

problem constructed by composition of rectangular

morphisms. 11

th June 2013

Prof. Paul Manuel Professor Cheminformatics 29th

April 2013

Prof. Jehad Al Dallal Professor Object-Oriented Class Cohesion Quality Attribute March 2013

Prof. Mostafa Abd-El Barr Professor Three-Tier Fault-Tolerant Network Management

Architecture (3T-FTNMS) 12

th March 2013

Dr. Fatima Boujarwah Assistant Professor Facilitating the Authoring of Multimedia Social

Problem Solving Instructional Modules

21st November

2012

Prof. Muhammad Sarfraz Professor Objects using Curves Designing 14

th November

2012

Dr. Kalim Qureshi Associate Professor An Efficient Grid Scheduling Strategy for Data

Parallel Application, 2013 2013

Dr. Kalim Qureshi Associate Professor

Participation in Scientific Faculties Poster Day for

Academic Year 2012/2013, “An Efficient Task

Scheduling Strategy for Data ParallelApplications

in Cloud / Grid / Cluster Environment”

2012/2013

Prof. Mostafa Abd-El Barr Professor Student Open Meeting: “A Brief on the Proposed

ISC Curriculum” 16

th May 2011

D. Authority and Responsibility of Faculty

Describe the role played by the faculty with respect to course creation, modification, and evaluation, their role in the definition and revision of program educational objectives and student outcomes, and their role in the attainment of the student outcomes. Describe the roles of others on campus, e.g., dean or provost, with respect to these areas.

In our curriculum, the key items are course catalog, Course Description Form, Course Contract and Instruction Course Evaluation

Form. The relationship among the course catalog, Course Description Form, Course Contract and Instruction Course Evaluation

Form is illustrated in Figure 6.1.

Course Catalog

Course Description

Form

Instruction Course

Evaluation Form

Course Contract

Figure 6.1

The structure of ISC courses is illustrated in the above figure. The course catalog (it is also called course description) explains the

course in a few lines. It is prepared and updated by department Curriculum Committee. This Course Catalog is expanded into

Course Description Form (CDF) which includes the following details:

The course description

Text Book

Major topics of the course

Course Learning Outcomes

The mapping of course learning outcomes into student outcomes.

For each course, an Instructor Course Evaluation Form (ICEF) is created. The ICEF captures two important items:

1. Course data relevant to student outcomes which are specified in the CDF.

2. Suggestions of the instructor to improve the course catalog, text book, lab, etc.

For each course, a separate ICEF template is prepared. For example of course ISC100, there are two separate forms CDF ISC100

and ICEF ISC100. These two forms (CDF and IECF) are available in the ISC website under the course catalog of each course.

Using CDF, an instructor prepares a Course Contract (Syllabus and Outlines) for the course which he teaches. The Course

Contract (Syllabus and Outlines) of a course varies semester to semester and instructor to instructor. It contains the grading

policy, course schedule etc which are not specified in CDF. In short, a Course Contract (Syllabus and Outlines) is superset of its

CDF. A sample is available in the display room.

The revision of ISC curriculum and its courses is ongoing process. During the academic year 2014-15, CDF and ICEF of all the

courses were revised. During the academic year, the CDF and ICEF of ISC101, ISC331, ISC380, ISC480, CLS130, ISC499,

ISC495, ISC363, and ETM450 courses were revised. One of the significant job was to update the course learning outcomes and

the mapping the course learning outcomes to student outcomes. Each instructor was assigned two courses by the chairman based

on the expertise of the instructor and the recommendation of the course scheduling committee. The instructor has to prepare

Course Contract (Syllabus and Outlines) for each of the assigned courses. These course contracts are audited by the Assessment

and Continuous Improvement Committee to ensure their completeness and consistency with the CDF. This task is performed

during the semester that precedes the semester in which the course is offered. The instructor has to fill the corresponding ICEF at

the end of the semester for each taught course.

There are two important academic related processes: 1. Textbook Change Process 2.Curriculum Revision Process.

The “Textbook Change Process” is described in Figure 6.2 which is also available in the ISC department website

athttp://www.isc.ku.edu.kw/documents/ABET/Resources/Textbook_Change_Process_v5.pdf.

http://www.isc.ku.edu.kw/documents/ABET/Resources/Textbook_Change_Process_v5.pdf

Figure 6.2

The “Curriculum Revision Process” is described in Figure 6.3 which is also available in the ISC department website

athttp://www.isc.ku.edu.kw/documents/ABET/Resources/Curriculum%20Revision%20Process%20v2%20-

%2017%20Nov%202016-1.pdf

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http://www.isc.ku.edu.kw/documents/ABET/Resources/Curriculum%20Revision%20Process%20v2%20-%2017%20Nov%202016-1.pdf

The two processes illustrate the role played by the faculty with respect to course creation, modification, and evaluation, their role

in the definition and revision of program educational objectives and student outcomes.

Documents

A. Faculty Qualifications - Ku study report... · Dr. Omar Al Ibrahim Ph.D. in Computer Science, 2012. AST T FT 2 2 2 IEEE/OWA SP M M M Dr. Abdullah Al Mutairi PhD. in Cyber-security,